New Delhi, August 06, 2021 (PPI-OT):With proceedings in both Houses of the Indian Parliament remaining stalled for the third week of the monsoon session over the Pegasus spyware snooping controversy and the farm laws, Opposition members today (Friday), are likely to hold a symbolic protest at Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with protesting farmers. Since the start of the Parliament session, a section of farmer leaders have been protesting at Jantar Mantar to demand the repeal of the three controversial farm laws.
The modalities are likely to be worked out at the routine floor coordination meeting of Opposition leaders on Friday morning but former Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi is expected to join the protests. “All of us, including Rahul-ji will go to Jantar Mantar and reiterate our stand that the farm laws are ‘black laws’ and need to be withdrawn,” a senior Congress leader from the Lok Sabha said, adding that the Pegasus snooping controversy continues to be the “number one issue”.
On Thursday too, the Lok Sabha witnessed multiple adjournments over the Pegasus snooping and the farm laws, even as the government introduced two key Bills: the Central Universities (Amendment) Bill, 2021 and the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021. Leader of the Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said Bills were being passed in the House without a debate with an average time of seven minutes spent on a Bill, and objected to supplementary list of business being circulated at the last minute.
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